REGION 9 EMERGENCY RESPONSE EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT AND WAREHOUSE SERVICES THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, AND NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COST ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN REPONSE TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT OR ANY FOLLOW-UP REQUESTS. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 493110. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 is seeking interest and capability statements from SBA certified business concerns, under the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business program, that can provide warehousing and inventory management services in San Francisco, CA and Signal Hill, CA. The purpose of the resultant contract is to provide management of EPA Region 9's owned equipment and supplies at its warehouse facilities for use by its Emergency Response Team (ERT). The contractor will be responsible for providing 24 hours a day, 7 days a week readiness of all materials and equipment that are stored in the warehouse for the immediate use of the EPA OnScene Coordinator (OSC) and the environmental response contractor network. This procurement is anticipated to be a set-aside for a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. The contract will be awarded and administered by Region 9, located in San Francisco, CA. The contract is anticipated to be a firm fixed-price performance-based contract with a one year base and four 1-year options. The majority of work under this contract will be performed at the warehouse locations. For more details regarding the nature of the work, see the DRAFT version of the Performance Work Statement (PWS). For a DRAFT version of the PWS, proceed to the Sources Sought section at the following URL: http://www.epa.gov/oam/regions/index.htm Or search for this notice under Public Opportunities at the following URL: https://www.fedconnect.net/ The final version of the PWS shall be included with the solicitation and may differ from this draft PWS. A narrative statement of qualifications/capabilities should be submitted in response to this sources sought notice. Questions that must be addressed include: 1) How will your management structure support activities located in the two warehouse locations? 2) A brief description of your company that includes job classifications and number of employees in your company. 3) What is your firm's primary or secondary NAICS codes? 4) What experience does your firm have in handling sensitive electronic and scientific equipment, including their calibration and maintenance? 5) What experience do you have in maintaining a 24/7 readiness of equipment and facilities? 6) What experience does your firm have in warehouse operations? Interested SDVOSB concerns may submit a capabilities statement, which shall include the answers to the above questions. The capability statement should also include the following: (1) Name of business; (2) Contact information (address, telephone, facsimile, e-mail, website address); (3) DUNS number, business size and classification. Responses shall not exceed ten (10) pages. Responses shall be submitted via email to
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